propylon
Americannoun
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propyla
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Etymology
Origin of propylon
1825–35; < Greek propýlon, equivalent to pro- pro- 2 + pýl ( ē ) gate + -on neuter singular noun ending
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A magnificent propylon of the finest white marble, the blocks of the largest size ever laid by human hands, and having a wing of the same material on each side, stands at the entrance.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
Through this you pass into columned courts, which, in any other place, would command undivided attention, until you at length arrive in front of a second propylon.
From Sketches by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
It has towers one hundred and twelve feet high, a propylon two hundred and fifty-two feet broad, and walls four hundred and fifty feet long.
From The Spell of Egypt by Hichens, Robert Smythe
He had also put a lock on the gate, and so made of the garden a sort of propylon to the house.
From Sir Gibbie by MacDonald, George
The entrance to this temple is through a magnificent propylon, or gateway, facing the north, 200 feet in front, and 57 feet high above the present level of the soil.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 564, September 1, 1832 by Various
The pyramidical entrances of the Indian pagodas are analogous to the Egyptian propyla, while the large pillared rooms which support a flat roof of stone, are found frequently in the temples of both countries.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 by Various
From a raised platform commences an avenue of Crio-sphinxes leading to the front propyla, before which stood two granite statues of a Pharaoh.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
They were generally placed in pairs at the entrances of temples, on each side of the propyla.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
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